Meanings
adjectivecavendishioid (comparative more cavendishioid, superlative most cavendishioid)
comparative more cavendishioid · superlative most cavendishioid
- biologyResembling the woody perennial plants of the genus Cavendishia.
Lineage radiations of the core group of ericoid and cavendishioid mycorrhizal Sebacinales started probably in the Eocene, coinciding with diversification events of their hosts.
2016 March 4, “Divergence Times and Phylogenetic Patterns of Sebacinales, a Highly Diverse and Widespread Fungal Lineage”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From taxonomic name Cavendishia + -oid.
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